1:30 LRN Newscast

The House Ways and Means Committee approves a bill that slashes the corporate income tax from 7.5 to 3.5 percent, but it means some popular tax breaks would go away. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The major I-20 project in Bossier Parish is entering a new phase. On Saturday, traffic will shift to new travel lanes from I-220 to Airline Drive, with the remainder of the shift extending toward Hamilton Road in the following weeks.

The state treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program has just added 8.7-million dollars in uncashed state income tax refund checks. Treasurer John Fleming says all unclaimed money belongs to its rightful owners and not the state.

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Those uncashed checks were sent out to almost 30-thousand taxpayers. If you think some of that money is yours, log on to l-a-cash-claim-dot-org to find out.

A huge milestone during the Saints’ win yesterday as running back Alvin Kamara became the team’s all-time leading rusher. Kamara says it’s a huge honor…

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The win snapped the Saints’ seven-game losing streak.